The Great Pottery Throw Down - Series 5

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Ellie Taylor hosts the battle of the clay, as 12 of Britain's best home potters compete to become champion of the wheel

The Great Pottery Throw Down: Season 5 - 10 Episode s

5x1 - Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles
January 2, 2022
Judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller set the 12 brand-new potters two challenges: to throw a children's crockery set and ceramic milk bottles, as the battle of clay kicks off at the wheel
5x2 - Pendulum Wall Clock
January 9, 2022
The 11 remaining potters hand-build a pendulum wall clock and face a surprise blindfold challenge. Who will be crowned potter of the week and who will leave the competition?
5x3 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge
January 16, 2022
The remaining potters make inanimate objects and judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller pay tribute to the pottery hometown of Stoke, as they set a bottle kiln challenge
5x4 - Japanese Tea Set & a Handle Pulling Challenge
January 23, 2022
It's Raku week and the remaining potters throw a Japanese-inspired tea set, before guest judge and social media sensation Florian Gadsby sets them a handle pulling challenge
5x5 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer
January 30, 2022
It's Garden Week and the eight remaining potters create a trio of character gnomes, before guest judge Adam Keeling sets them the task of making a sea kale forcer
5x6 - 1960s Glazed Vessels & Repeating Patterns
February 6, 2022
It's back to the Swinging Sixties, as the potters create a psychedelic pair of highly decorative glazed vessels, before guest judge Orla Kiely tests their repeating-pattern skills
5x7 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps
February 13, 2022
It's Wildlife Week and the potters hand-build a table lamp, go wild in a Throw Down first, and get a surprise visit from a familiar face. Who will make it to the quarter-final?
5x8 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks
February 20, 2022
Siobhán McSweeney's back, as the remaining potters create a self-sculpture, build their own sawdust kilns and make candlesticks under pressure, for a place in the semi-final
5x9 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware
February 27, 2022
It's the semi-final and the potters are left feeling flushed as they make fully functional urinals, before recreating the iconic Wedgwood Jasperware, for a place in the final
5x10 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture & a Devil's Work Challenge
March 6, 2022
The potters make a garden totem sculpture that tells their life story, followed by a regal devil's work challenge set by Rich Miller. Who will be crowned the winner of the pottery?

The Great Pottery Throw Down - Series 5

The Great Pottery Throw Down: Season 5 - 10 Episode s

5x1 - Crockery Set and Ceramic Milk Bottles

5x2 - Pendulum Wall Clock

5x3 - Inanimate Objects and a Bottle Kiln Challenge

5x4 - Japanese Tea Set & a Handle Pulling Challenge

5x5 - Character Gnomes and a Sea Kale Forcer

5x6 - 1960s Glazed Vessels & Repeating Patterns

5x7 - Wildlife Week and Hand-Built Table Lamps

5x8 - Self-Sculpture, Sawdust Kilns and Candlesticks

5x9 - Urinals and Wedgwood Jasperware

5x10 - The Final: Garden Totem Sculpture & a Devil's Work Challenge

The Great Pottery Throw Down: All seasons

S0: Specials

S1: Season 1

S2: Season 2

S3: Season 3

S4: Season 4

S5: Series 5

S6: Series 6

S7: Series 7